Prognosis: 2012

In an effort to provide a snapshot of the hundreds of stories in the helicopter industry that we cover each year, Rotor & Wing has assembled a list of more than 300 items published from January to November 2011. These news stories, features and product announcements ran in the pages of the print magazine—this doesn’t include our daily Top Stories at rotorandwing.com, web-only features, e-letters such as the weekly Collective [sign up at www.aviationtoday.com/rw/collective_form.html] or monthly Military Insider, or special publications like Heli-Expo Show Day. The list does not cover the entire spectrum of Rotor & Wing’s various offerings—it is just a sampling of our coverage, as there are many additional stories available online and through our other distribution channels. One reason we wanted to undertake this exercise is to gather feedback about what readers want and open the door of communication with those companies that might warrant additional coverage. We’re constantly trying to find ways to improve. What would you like to see in the pages of Rotor & Wing? What areas should we focus on during 2012? Which topics, events, markets and companies do we need to cover more? Please e-mail your suggestions to: editor@rotorandwing.com

January

Company/Organization

Topic/Headline

Page Number

NTSB

NTSB: Weight Miscalculations, Improper Oversight Led to Crash

10

NTSB

Hersman: Public Use Aviation’s Orphan

10

NTSB

Co-Pilot Disputes Report

11

HAI, IHST

Increasing Helicopter Safety: One for All, All for One

12

Thales

Thales Studies 3D Sound

12

ITT Corp., Sikorsky

ITT Delivers First CH-53K Sponson

13

European Forces

European Personnel Recovery Training

13

EADS

EADS Readies AAS-72X for Competition

15

U.S. Army

ANA Medics Receive Medical Training

15

Eurocopter, Guimbal

A First Look at the All-new Cabri G2

16

Annual Reports & Executive Outlook 2011

See Rotor & Wing’s January 2011 issue for company profiles

24

February

Advertisement

Company/Organization

Headline

Page Number

U.S. Air Force

Disputes Arise from Afghanistan CV-22 Crash Probe

12

Bell Helicopter

Come Together: Bell Integrates Six Subs

13

Carson Helicopters, NTSB, Sikorsky

Carson Helicopters ‘Scapegoat’ in NTSB Crash Probe

14

AgustaWestland

AW Bolsters Bulgarian Border Police

15

Russian Helicopters

All Together Now: Russian Helicopters Consolidation Finalized

15

Kaman Aerospace

Kaman Aerostructures Opens Mexico Site

15

Eurocopter

Four Eurocopter Types Go Airborne

16

Precision Aviation Group

PAG Purchases Avcenter

16

Becker Avionics

FAA Grants Becker DVCS6100 Certs

16

Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army

U.S. Army Orders Arrowhead Sensors

16

LaBarge, Sikorsky

LaBarge to Supply MH-60S Wiring

16

MD Helicopters

Tilton Given Living Legends Award

17

Cobham, Korea Aerospace Industries

KUH to Feature Cobham Antennas

17

DART Helicopter Services, Heli-Enterprise

DART Teams with Heli-Enterprise

17

Columbia Helicopters

Columbia Registered to EN/AS9100

17

Russian Helicopters

Mi-38 Performs Initial Long-Haul

18

Bell, Northrop Grumman

Unmanned Fire-X Takes Off

18

AAR Corp.

AAR Receives Logistics Award

18

FAA

Maryland Files Suit Over Helo Crash

18

Eurocopter

EC135/145 WAAS Certs Approved

18

International Civil Aviation Organization

Helicopter IWG Issues Simulator Guidelines

19

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, U.S. Army

Longbow Delivers 400th FCR

21

AgustaWestland

Italian Guard Receives AW139

21

Eurocopter, Helibras

Helibras to Modify Brazilian AS350s

22

Kaman, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy

Navy Evaluates K-MAX UAS

22

AgustaWestland, PZL-Swidnik

PZL Hook Certified

22

ITT Corp.

ITT Splits 3 Ways

22

FEC Heliports

Heliport Lights from FEC Heliports

23

Techtest

CPI with Automatic FDR & CVR Data Capture

23

Archangel Systems

Erickson Selects Archangel AHR150A

23

NORTH Flight Data Systems

Multi-Function Data Acquisition Unit

23

Robinson

The Robinson R66: Turbine Time for the Masses

24

Various Helicopter Vendors

Heli-Expo Expectations

30

Aircraft Technical Publishers, Avantext, Avtrak, SkyBOOKS

Electronic Maintenance Tracking

34

Personnel Feature

Hiring Best Practices for Helicopter Operators

38

Sikorsky, U.S. Marine Corps

Sikorsky Uncovers CH-53K Virtual Reality Center

42

CAE, CHC Helicopter

CAE to Take Over CHC Training

42

BWB, CAE

Barco Sims to Train Germans

42

Leading Edge Aviation

FAA Pilots Train on Leading Edge

43

Air Methods

Air Methods Gains SMS Level 2

43

Enflite

Enflite AS9100B Certified

43

Eurocopter

Utah Police First AS350 Sim Trainees

44

Bell Helicopter

Bell T-407 Trainers Arrive in Iraq

44

March

Company/Organization

Headline

Page Number

FAA, HAI, NTSB

FAA to Clear Up ‘Vague’ Public Aircraft Regulations

12

Kaman Corp.

Kaman Founder Passes Away

13

AgustaWestland, Rega

Rega Purchases GrandNew Sim

13

AAR Corp., Sikorsky

AAR-Operated S-92s Head to Afghanistan

13

Robinson Helicopter

Robinson Sees Uptick in Sales

13

Cobham

Los Angeles PD Picks Cobham EFIS

14

Erickson Air-Crane

Taicang Signs for Five Erickson S-64Fs

14

Bell Helicopter

Brazil’s ANAC Approves Bell 429

14

Boeing, U.S. Army

Chinooks Return from Afghanistan

16

Eurocopter

Multirole AS350B3s Join Texas DPS Fleet

16

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, Sikorsky

Donaldson EAPPS Supports CH-53K

16

Bell Helicopter

Service Fusion: Bell Consolidates Support Network

18

Sikorsky

Another Modified UH-60 Joins CBP

20

AgustaWestland, International Forces

AgustaWestland Renews IMOS Deal

20

Bell, Rogerson Kratos

Rogerson Kratos Upgrades 412EP

20

Eurocopter

Eurocopter Touts Data Monitoring Benefits for Light Helos

22

BHA, EBAA

International Operations Standards to be Released Mid-Year

23

Eurocopter

Eurocopter Aberdeen Training Facility Comes Online

24

Boeing, International Forces

Boeing Begins Chinook Mk4 Flight Tests

25

CAE, Sikorsky, U.S. Navy

CAE to Supply MH-60R Trainers

27

Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army

1,000th M-TADS/PNVS Delivered

27

Mauna Loa Helicopters

Hawaiian Flight School Gains F-1 Visa Approval

27

AgustaWestland

AW109 Power Goes to Kocoglu Aviation

27

Sikorsky

Mexico Federal Police Incorporate Sikorsky UH-60Ms

28

Becker Avionics, DRF Luftrettung

Becker Audio Chosen for German Rescue

28

Alakai Technologies, Eurocopter

Alakai Obtains STC

28

Heliworks

Heliworks Uses Quantum Control ERP Software

30

FEC Heliports

Heliport Crash and Rescue Equipment Lockers

30

Mid-Continent Instruments

True Blue Power Lithium Emergency Power

30

CORRIDOR

CORRIDOR Aviation Maintenance Software

30

Bell Helicopter, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army

Battling Back: Future of Bell

32

Eurocopter

American Eurocopter’s Marc Paganini

40

Bell, Eurocopter, Wasatch Powderbird Guides

Heliskiing in the Wasatch

44

AMST, Avior, U.S. Army

The Dangers of Spatial Disorientation

54

April

Company/Organization

Headline

Page Number

Marenco Swisshelicopter

SKYe SH09: ‘Not a Facelift Aircraft’

12

Bell Helicopter

Bell Unveils Two 407 Variants

13

Sikorsky

X2 Adds Collier to List of Awards

13

Eurocopter

Eurocopter Adds T2 to EC145 Line

13

AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland Shows AW169 Whole Fixing Vision on Tiltrotor

14

AgustaWestland

Commentary: Very Different Tones

14

Russian Helicopters

Russians Search for the Right Direction

15

Various Operators and OEMs

Heli-Expo Roundup: What Did We Miss?

16

China World Helicopter Association

China WHA to Host World Conference

18

Turbomeca

Turbomeca, Coast Guard Renew Support-By-the-Hour Agreement

18

Milestone Aviation Group

Milestone Inks Five S-76++ Deal

18

Sandel Avionics

Sandel Adds WireWatch

18

Erickson Air-Crane

Erickson Signs MOU with Chinese Consortium

20

Honeywell Aerospace

Honeywell Introduces Zing Test Elite

20

AgustaWestland, Goodrich

Queensland Rescue Gets Goodrich Award

20

Bell, MD Helicopters, Van Horn Aviation

Van Horn Teams with Bell, MD

21

Revue Thommen

Revue Thommen Searchlight Nears Service Entry

21

MD Helicopters, U.S. Army

MD Secures Army Training Contract

23

Robinson Helicopters

Robinson: Sales Picking Up

23

Eurocopter, UTair

UTair Inks Contract for 15 Eurocopter EC175s

24

Sandel Avionics

Sandel Adds WireWatch to HeliTAWS

25

Bell, Rolls-Royce, Uniflight

Uniflight Unveils Bell 407 Rolls-Royce Engine STC

25

Bell,Garmin

Flying the G500H

26

U.S. Army

Training to Fight: Thinking Ahead

30

Eurocopter, FAA, Sikorsky

Quiet Down Up There!

34

CAE, Sikorsky

CAE to Provide S-76 Sim Training

38

AgustaWestland, Era Flight Training Center

Era to Base AW139 Sims in Gulf

38

CAE, CHC Helicopter

CHC, CAE Finalize Training Agreement

38

Eurocopter

AS350 Sim Achieves NVG Certification

38

Colorado Heli-Ops, FAA

Man on a Mission: Mentoring Safer Pilots

39

Colorado Heli-Ops, FAA

Shifting the Training Culture with FITS

43

May

Company/ Organization

Headline

Page Numbers

U.S. Army

Aviation Commander Crutchfield Sets JMR Objective at 2030

12

EADS North America, Lockheed Martin

EADS Shows AAS-72X Technical Demo Aircraft at Quad-A

12

Canadian Helicopters, Helicopters New Zealand

CHL Buys Assets of Helicopters NZ

13

Boeing, U.S. Army

First Block III Apache Off the Lines in October; End of Apache As in Sight